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UF 4x100-meter relay shaves more time before SECs

By Graham Marsh | Apr. 27, 2019

Not a single mistake.

UF junior Grant Holloway ran the 60-meter hurdles in 7.43 seconds at the Tyson Invitational. The time was one millisecond off of his personal record.

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UF begins difficult stretch with solid outing at LSU

By Graham Marsh | Apr. 21, 2019

The LSU Alumni Gold Meet featured two of the three best 4x100-meter relay teams in the country: No. 1 LSU (38.41) and No. 3 Florida (38.69). The Gators relay consists of juniors Grant Holloway and Raymond Ekevwo, sophomore Hakim Sani Brown and senior Ryan Clark.

Florida sprinter/jumper/hurdler Grant Holloway clocked a time of 6.51 seconds in the 60 meters at the Razorback Invitational, which is good for the world lead. Holloway also holds the national lead in the 60-meter hurdles and the No. 2 marks in the long jump and 200 meters.

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UF men’s 4x100 team narrows gap with LSU

By Graham Marsh | Apr. 20, 2019

Fourteen milliseconds was the difference. When senior Ryan Clark carried the baton across the line, it was not good enough to alter the nation’s leaderboard, but it was good enough to win on Saturday.

UF thrower AJ McFarland knows the importance of every meet, regardless of when it occurs. “I want to treat every meet like the postseason," he said.

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Gators return to the track for first time since Florida Relays

By Graham Marsh | Apr. 19, 2019

Sharrika Barnett reached the final straightaway clearly in first place.

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UF leaves Florida Relays with fixable mistakes

By Graham Marsh | Mar. 31, 2019

Sophomore Hakim Sani Brown was seemingly passive in his handoff to junior Grant Holloway. He was not aggressive enough in actually getting the baton in Holloway’s hands to continue the race.

"Everybody believed. Everybody trusted," coach Mike Holloway said.

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David extends NCAA lead in triple jump in last meet in Gainesville

By Graham Marsh | Mar. 30, 2019

Senior Yanis David’s mom and grandma watched her jump in person for the first time in the United States. They watched her extend her national No.1 ranking to 37 centimeters in the triple jump with a jump of 14.05 meters.

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Barnett, distance runners impress on Day 2 of Florida Relays

By Graham Marsh | Mar. 29, 2019

Grant Holloway was in first place running the curve of the 200-meter dash at the Florida Relays on Friday. But Akeem Sirleaf from North Carolina A&T caught up to him during the straightaway.

Florida track and field coach Mike Holloway boasts the No. 2-best men’s team and the No. 6-best women’s team in the country.

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Gators’ underclassmen compete in Day 1 of Florida Relays

By Graham Marsh | Mar. 28, 2019

The Pepsi Florida Relays was Cameron Mahorn’s first home meet.

The Gators head in to the Razorback Invitational with the men’s team ranked No. 2 in the nation and the women’s team No. 6 after strong showings at the Hokie and Clemson Invitationals last week.

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Gators take four NCAA leads in opening outdoor meet

By Graham Marsh | Mar. 24, 2019

Hakim Sani Brown, the sophomore sprinter from Tokyo, placed the baton cleanly into the hands of junior Grant Holloway. Holloway rounded the curve to give it to senior Ryan Clark, who finished the relay with nobody on either side of him, clearly in first place.

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Gators repeat as indoor champions

By Graham Marsh | Mar. 10, 2019

For the second time in as many years, and for the fifth time since 2010, the Florida men’s track and field team won the NCAA Indoor Championship.

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Holloway gets two golds, men win SEC Indoor Championship

By Graham Marsh | Feb. 24, 2019

The championship was already locked up.

Sophomore Grant Holloway and the No. 1 men's track team will join the No. 6 women's track team on a road trip to a pair of meets over the weekend.

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David wins first gold, Holloway takes second long jump on first day of SECs

By Graham Marsh | Feb. 23, 2019

Yanis David finally got her first gold.

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Holloway, 4x4 teams continue to update the record books

By Graham Marsh | Feb. 10, 2019

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UF Track and Field split up for weekend meets

By Graham Marsh | Feb. 7, 2019

Just like on the track, UF’s the long-distance runners have much farther to travel this weekend for their meet than everyone else.

Redshirt senior thrower AJ McFarland set a personal indoor record for this second time this season at the Virginia Tech Elite Invitational. McFarland's 22.58-meter throw was also his sixth time breaking the school record.

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McFarland makes UF history for sixth time

By Graham Marsh | Feb. 5, 2019

The record books for UF throwing events seemingly change every time the page is refreshed.

Junior Grant Holloway started the season with a national No. 2 long-jump ranking at 8.02 meters, a national first place 60 meter hurdle time of 7.49 seconds and a national fourth-place 200 meter dash ranking with a time of 20.69 seconds.

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UF to compete at Virginia Tech Elite

By Graham Marsh | Jan. 31, 2019

The field eventers will bring their sprinters with them this time around when they head to Blacksburg, Virginia, for the second time in two weeks.

Florida sprinter, jumper and hurdler Grant Holloway finished first in both the 60-meter hurdles and the 200-meter sprint. His time of 7.49 seconds in the hurdles was the fifth fastest in collegiate history.

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Gators take home nine national top-10 marks in Arkansas

By Kyle Wood | Jan. 28, 2019

Grant Holloway is quite literally on top of the world. His time of 6.51 seconds in the 60 meters broke a seven-year-old school record, was good for the world lead and put him in the top 10 on the all-time collegiate list for the event. Holloway also holds the national lead in the 60-meter hurdles and the No. 2 marks in the long jump and 200 meters.

UF track and field coach Mike Holloway. The Gators had 10 athletes bring home hardware from the SEC Outdoor Championships.

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Gators track teams look to continue success in Arkansas

By Kyle Wood | Jan. 24, 2019

Florida’s track and field teams will travel to Arkansas this weekend for the first of two times this season to face off against some of the top teams in the nation.

Sophomore Grant Holloway will defend his NCAA Championship title on Friday in Eugene, Oregon

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David, Holloway shine for UF at weekend Invitationals

By Sam Campisano | Jan. 22, 2019

It was a successful season-opening weekend for the Florida track and field teams.

The UF men's and women's track and field teams both took first and fourth, respectively, at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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Gators make historic run in Mike Holloway’s 16th season as coach

By Alanis Thames | June 18, 2018

Time has expired for the Florida track and field season.